On two separate recumbents, A RANS Tailwind and now a Lightning Phantom II, I have noticed that over time the seat is misaligned to the left. On the Tailwind, I actually bent the seat frame, which I had to replace. On my Phantom, the seat was off center, listing slightly to the left. You can see a noticable difference on my leg as well. The Soleus muscle is more defined (bigger) on the left leg. potreromassage.comp lower leg large.gifOpen ↗
Anyone experience something similar? Cleat placement is pretty close. I suppose one leg is longer than the other. Other than the necessity to realign the seat, I have no leg problems.
On two separate recumbents, A RANS Tailwind and now a Lightning Phantom II, I have noticed that over time the seat is misaligned to the left. On the Tailwind, I actually bent the seat frame, which I had to replace. On my Phantom, the seat was off center, listing slightly to the left. You can see a noticable difference on my leg as well. The Soleus muscle is more defined (bigger) on the left leg. potreromassage.comp lower leg large.gifOpen ↗
Anyone experience something similar? Cleat placement is pretty close. I suppose one leg is longer than the other. Other than the necessity to realign the seat, I have no leg problems.
If your leg difference is significant i.e. 0.5mm or more, it might be worth considering using different length cranks on each side of the bike.
